He did what Cousy and DJ did before him - become the lesser player for the good of the team.
Wait...Rondo dogging it on defense was for the good of the Celtics? The Mavs don't need Rondo to score, rebound or pass?
Mike
Rondo is 1st on the team in passing, at 7.1 per. That is in only 16 games. Next is Monta, at 4.5 - but in 44 games.
He is averaging 5.1 rebounds, which is only .9 behind the no. 2 rebounder in Dirk (6.0 per game).
Scoring? He has elite scorers around him, like he did in 07-08..........10.1 per game is FINE on the DAL team, and actually nearly 2 more per game than BOS.
Guess we can blame Brad for the stats in BOS? Oh, wait....................
1. So, even you admit that Rondo WAS HURTING THE CELTICS by dogging it on defense? Can we at least stop arguing that?
2. As has been pointed out many, many times already, Dallas' offense has gotten worse with Rondo. In that light, his lackluster stats are certainly relevant.
3. I still don't understand how it makes Rondo look good to acknowledge he's gone from being a max-contract player to an even worse shooting version of Tony Allen.
Mike